Sacred / to the memory of / GEORGE BLACKMAN / departed this life / December 27th 1863 / aged 72 years / "Farewell my wife and children dear / I am not lost but sleeping here / prepare your dues to follow me / for as I am you so must be" / This stone is erected as a tribute of / duty by his sorrowing and affectionate / children and grandson / also ELIZABETH BLACKMAN / (wife of the above) / who died June 6th 1878